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Reuse centers and furniture banks are both new concepts to the Czech republic which help to reduce waste and promote a circular way of living. Currently, there are scattered activities driven by either NGOs or individuals who do not cooperate across regions in CZ. Moreover, the understanding of the concepts is very limited. Our initiative has joined existing NGOs who run reuse centres or furniture banks into a Federation network with an aim to enhance its co-operation and leverage their social, ecological, and economic impacts of waste prevention across the country. We aim to set up a community of practice, sharing best practices in the reuse field, and supporting existing organizations in order to make them more recognized and sustainable. Core project activities include: 1. Development of shared strategy in the Federation for period 2022-24 2. Analysis of the needs of local reuse centers and its evaluation (before and after the project completion) 3. Written best practices guide incl. standards of working in reuse centers and furniture banks 4. Promotion of social-economical-environmental friendly business practice - workshops and education across the country with project partners 5. Cooperation with local municipalities and proposal of new ways of working in waste management 6. Communication and PR campaign To complete the project goals, we established a partnership with a more senior organization from Norway, Vollebekk Fabriker which presents an ideal way of collaboration with focus on the triple bottom line of environment, social values and economic growth. We will work together with its director as a mentor on the description of best practices, sharing understanding among diverse stakeholders (incl. municipalities and private waste management companies) and also promoting new models of social-environmental responsible reuse centres. We also plan to become members of european RREUSE network.